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claudial 's review for:
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy
The extent of the technical detail which The Hunt For Red October is famous for actually detracted from my reading experience, rather than enhancing it. I would gladly have exchanged a few specifications and names of bombs/aircraft/ships for some more characterisation of the protagonists. I could also have done with a dramatis personae to help me keep track of the enormous cast!
It's clearly a book written during the Cold War, about the Cold War, given the clear black-and-white view of Soviets vs Americans.
Nevertheless, once the story gets going (about 300 pages in!) it certainly becomes a thrilling read. The film cuts to the chase quicker, but does lose a little -- not least in plausibility!No direct transfer from helicopter to submarine happens in the book.
It's clearly a book written during the Cold War, about the Cold War, given the clear black-and-white view of Soviets vs Americans.
Nevertheless, once the story gets going (about 300 pages in!) it certainly becomes a thrilling read. The film cuts to the chase quicker, but does lose a little -- not least in plausibility!